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Where to eat in Yakutsk

12 independent restaurants, bakeries and food spots in Yakutsk. Chains are left out.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

Where to eat in Yakutsk

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    Fujiyama

    Фудзияма

    This was the first sushi restaurant to open in Yakutsk and is still the best. The offer a pretty good range of other Japanese menu items, but for anyone who knows Japanese cuisine, they may be disappointed. Most have been adapted to Yakutian taste and locally available ingredients. The business lunch during the week is a good value. Service can be slow, and the non-smoking area tends to be full at lunch time, so arrive before 13:00.

    Daily 11:00 - 23:00RUB 500-1500

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    Gurme

    This is perhaps the best place to have traditional Yakutian delicacies. They also serve European dishes. The interior is very nicely done, and the service is excellent. They do offer a very reasonably priced business lunch during the week.

    Mon-Sat 8:30 - 20:00; Sun 9:00-19:00RUB 700

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    Korea House

    Хан Гук Гван

    The interior is very nicely done. The Korean menu is not extensive, but what they have is generally quite good. The service is excellent. They offer a business lunch which is reasonably priced, but the portions are small.

    Daily 12:00-00:00RUB 1000

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    Polar Star

    Полярная звезда

    There is more than one eating area in Polar Star hotel. The pizzeria offers perhaps the best pizza in town, and usually has real pepperoni. The main restaurant offers European and Yakutian food. The food is ok. The service tends to be slow.

    Daily 12:00-00:00RUB 700-1500

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    Publishing Office cafeteria

    Столовая Дома печати

    This cafeteria is in the main publishing office in Yakutia, where the government puts out all the republic's newspapers. The prices are for the masses, with large portions and a good old-fashioned Soviet feel, from the menu to the ambiance. A utilitarian place for the most undiscriminating palates.

    Daily 12:00-15:00~RUB 70

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    Shokoladnitsa

    Franchise coffee shop with main courses like chicken carbonara and desserts and of course coffee.

    Daily 12:00-00:00RUB 1000

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    Tamerlan

    Тамерлан

    This is sometimes advertised as the best Mongolian bbq in Yakutsk. Since it is the only one, it is true. However, anyone who knows what good Mongolian bbq should be will be disappointed here.

    Daily 09:00-00:00RUB 150-400

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    Trapeza

    Трапеза

    This place offers cafeteria-style service with Yakutian and Russian dishes for a very reasonable price. The place also offers pizza and sushi. In the summer time, there is a veranda where one can dine outdoors. The interior is a little shabby, but the place is relatively clean and the food is okay. If you need some cheap eats, this might be just the place.

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    Zastava or Kazachiy Dvor

    Застава

    This is where many office workers will have their lunch. Yakutian and European is offered and is simple and unpretentious. The interior is cozy and the service generally ok.

    Closed · opens noonRUB 500

  10. Eat Not mapped

    Chochur Muran

    Чочур Муран

    A restaurant just outside the city in a picturesque location in a tower of the on-site replica of the Lensky Fort. Chochur Muran specializes in Yakut fish dishes. The ambiance is nice, with a Yakut mini-museum, dog-sledding and snowmobiling outside in the winter, and ice sculptures.

    Daily 12:00-00:00RUB 600-2000

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    Tygyn Darkhan

    Тыгын Дархан

    Dishes are of Yakut, Russian, Ukrainian and Asian cuisine.

    Daily 08:00-10:00, 13:00-15:00, 18:00-23:00~RUB 1000

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    Via Veneto

    Кафе «City-Life»

    Japanese and Italian food.

    Daily 12:00-20:30

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Yakutsk (CC BY-SA 4.0).